Monument record MHG2541 - Shieling Hut, Allt Bad Na Capuill

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Location

Grid reference Centred ND 0449 4010 (10m by 10m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND04SW
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish HALKIRK
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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The remains of four shielings lie on rising ground on the N bank of the Allt Bad na Capuill, and are, on average, 8m long and 3m broad and vary in height from 0.2 to 0.6m.
Visited by OS (E G C) 17 April 1961.

(ND 045 401) Old Shielings (NAT)
OS 6" map, (1962)

As described in the previous field report.
Revised at 1:10560.
Visited by OS (J M) 24 February 1982.

Four unroofed shieling-huts are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xxxi). The location of four shieling-huts are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,000 map (1991).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 16 October 1995.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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